As successful as the Nintendo Switch has been, there’s been a consistent headache: Joy-Con drift. Many gamers have reported the controllers’ analog sticks registering non-existent input (hence drifting), forcing players to either adapt or send the peripherals in for repairs. There may be legal pressure to do something, though. Lawyers at Chimicles Schwartz Kriner &…
CIRP has released a new report today with its estimates for how well each iPhone model sold during Apple’s Q3 (calendar Q2). In addition to the iPhone XR being far and away the most popular iPhone in the US ahead of the upcoming iPhone 11 launch, the firm has data on how…
Nintendo Switch owners have been experiencing problems with the console’s removable Joy-Con controllers for months, with users reporting weird joystick drifting problems that cause false inputs and have been steadily growing over time as original Switch machines grow…
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The ability to rotate the camera at any angle is one of the (practically) unique features of the Asus Zenfone 6 and todays update should make the experience better. In fact, most of the items on the changelog for version 16.1220.1906.167 are camera-related.
First off…
WhatsApp has only had limited availability on basic cellphones until now, but Facebook is about to throw the gates wide open. The messaging app is now available on the KaiStore, making it available to “millions” of low-cost KaiOS cellphones with at least 256MB…
Today, Microsoft announced that it’s investing $1 billion in the Elon Musk-founded company OpenAI. The two companies will work together to bring supercomputing technologies and AI to Microsoft Azure. And OpenAI will run its services exclusively in Microsoft’s cloud. Ultimately, the partners hope to build artificial general intelligence (AGI), a technology that some say will match or…
The releases of iOS 13, watchOS 6 and macOS Catalina are likely just a couple of months away, but that isn’t stopping Apple from giving the current versions a big sendoff. The tech behemoth has released iOS 12.4, HomePod 12.4, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3 and macOS 10.14.6…
Samsung posted a video that highlights the quality and flexibility of Galaxy A80’s flip-up camera. That flip-up mechanism rotates the 48MP main camera, the 8MP ultra wide module and the 3D ToF sensor and points them at you, enabling almost full use of their…
Realme X receives first firmware update in China
July 22, 2019
The Realme X is one of the most exciting phones in the midrange market at the moment. Released back in May for Chinese users and a week ago for those in India, the phone offers a full-screen experience and Snapdragon 710 chipset for just $270.
Now the growing Oppo subsidiary is releasing the first major firmware update for the device in its home market. The patch comes with the latest July Andriod…
